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Horner finds himself defending Perez after F1 Spanish GP: “I think that he’s had a couple of difficult races but things haven’t gone his way”

David Coath7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Sergio Perez was always going to find it a challenging race having started Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix with a three-place penalty from the previous race. However, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner hopes his driver will have found some confidence after finishing P8, which is what the team predicted would be the maximum with…

Horner: “Master” Verstappen delivers in the “key moments” following impressive F1 Spanish GP victory

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

Red Bull secured a seventh win in ten Grands Prix this year as Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his championship lead to 69 points over the Brit. The start was absolutely critical. Although Norris tried to squeeze Verstappen off the line, the Dutchman was late…

Verstappen says race start was “critical” for his hard-fought F1 Spanish GP victory

Nicolas Lopes7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

Max Verstappen managed to win again in 2024 with his seventh win of the season coming at the Spanish Grand Prix – but it wasn’t “straightforward” according to the three-time world champion, and he believes the race start was a “critical” moment in defining the outcome of the race. The Dutchman qualified just two hundredths…

F1 | Spanish GP | Verstappen masterfully wins in Barcelona after brilliant opening laps

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

Alex Albon started from pit lane as Williams changed power unit elements on his car ahead of the Grand Prix. All 19 drivers on the grid picked softs for the start, with Albon going for the mediums. Lando Norris got this elbows out at the start, holding off Verstappen after the initial launch. However, George…

Red Bull has been “a little bit too far away” at F1 Spanish GP regarding balance and understanding the tyres — Perez

Gabriel Diamante7 months ago06 mins

Sergio Perez will start 11th in tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix following his 3-place grid drop carried over from Canada. He was 8th fastest on Saturday with a 1:12.061, 0.678s behind polesitter Lando Norris, and 0.658s slower than teammate Max Verstappen. The Mexican driver says that he mainly lost crucial time in the final sector in…

“Qualifying was miles better than practice”, but Red Bull “need to bring more performance to the car” — Verstappen on P2 in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

The three-time World Champion wasn’t able to defend his pole from the last season in Barcelona, and had to concede the top starting spot to Lando Norris. After strongly leading the way in Q2, and a very impressive first attempt in the final segment that had him 0.123s clear, Verstappen improved his best effort with…

F1 | Spanish GP | FP3 | Sainz leads Norris and Leclerc in final practice; top 5 separated by just 0.151s

Nicolas Lopes7 months ago06 mins

Final practice for the 2024 Spanish GP got underway in sunny conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as drivers and teams started to make their final preparatiojs ahead of an all important qualifying session on a circuit that’s notoriously difficult to overtake at. An interesting pattern in the first 20 minutes of the session was…

Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull drivers reflect on close battle ahead of qualifying day at the F1 Spanish GP

Evan Roberts7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

Ahead of this weekend’s race, much is expected to return to what we have become accustomed to over recent times, as Red Bull come into Spain hot favorites, largely due to the traditional nature of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya which is expected to suit the RB20. Despite this, championship leader Max Verstappen has played down…

F1 | Spanish GP | FP2 | Hamilton leads quiet session from Sainz and Norris

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Cars are back on track again for the second practise session of the weekend. Among the first drivers lapping in Barcelona there was the Mercedes duo, with RB’s Ricciardo a bit late due to some final set up tweaks. After the first set of attempts Norris leads with a 1:14.197s ahead of Russell and Verstappen,…

A McLaren waiting at the end of the pit lane in Spain

F1 | Spanish GP | FP1 | Norris tops first practice ahead of Verstappen and Sainz; Leclerc down in 11th

Luke-John Buckle7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Lando Norris topped first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. George Russell set the fourth quickest time ahead of Mexican driver Sergio Perez in the opening session of the weekend. A flurry of cars joined the circuit at the start of the one-hour FP1 session in Spain. Ollie…